This vampire spoof has Count Dracula moving to New York to find his Bride, after being forced to move out of his Transylvanian castle. There with the aid of assistant Renfield, he stumbles ...
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Title: Love at First Bite (1979)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| George Hamilton | ... | Count Dracula | |
| Susan Saint James | ... | Cindy Sondheim | |
| Richard Benjamin | ... | Dr. Jeff Rosenberg | |
| Dick Shawn | ... | Lt. Ferguson | |
| Arte Johnson | ... | Renfield | |
| Sherman Hemsley | ... | Reverend Mike | |
| Isabel Sanford | ... | Judge | |
| Barry Gordon | ... | Flashlight Vendor | |
| Ronnie Schell | ... | Guy in Elevator | |
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Bob Basso | ... | T.V. Repairman |
| Bryan O'Byrne | ... | Priest | |
| Michael Pataki | ... | Mobster | |
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Hazel Shermet | ... | Lady in Elevator |
| Stanley Brock | ... | Cab Driver | |
| Danny Dayton | ... | Billy | |
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This vampire spoof has Count Dracula moving to New York to find his Bride, after being forced to move out of his Transylvanian castle. There with the aid of assistant Renfield, he stumbles through typical New York city life situations while pursuing Cindy Soundheim. But her boyfriend, Doctor Jeff Rosenberg, realizes she is under the influence of a vampire, and tries his bumbling best to convince police Lt Ferguson of what is going on, and to help him stop Dracula. Written by Brian W Martz <B.Martz@Genie.com>
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vampire | dracula | restaurant | reference to nadia comaneci | airplane |Taglines:
Love is Always Better The Second Bite Around! See more »Genres:
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Words and Music by Charles Bernstein, Joe Long, Steve Hines
Performed by Patricia Hodges
Produced by Joe Long and Robbie Adcock for Rolling Coaster Productions
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The newspaper headline read: "BLOOD BANK ROBBED OF 200 GALLONS". See more »Goofs
Ar one point, Dr. Rosenberg prefaces his comments to Cindy with the words, "The first time this happened..." A few seconds later he refers to another incident with the preface, "The time before that..." This is chronologically contradictory. See more »Alternate Versions
Commercial TV broadcasts change change Dracula's line "I don't drink wine, and I don't smoke shit" (referring to a character offering him a joint) to the nonsensical "I don't drink wine, and I don't smoke sssssssssss...." See more »Soundtracks
Fly by NightWords and Music by Charles Bernstein, Joe Long, Steve Hines
Performed by Patricia Hodges
Produced by Joe Long and Robbie Adcock for Rolling Coaster Productions
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27 April 1979 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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$43,885,000Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
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I'm big on the older vampire films--Bela Lugosi, Frank Langella (although Gary Oldman was darned sexy). "Love at First Bite" was a brilliant spoof of the original Dracula. The update of Dracula in New York has been redone many times but not as well as this. Okay, it's a little dated with the disco vibe and the clothing, but George Hamilton's campy accent and deep Dracula gaze were perfect. The writer and George Hamilton had obviously studied the Bela Lugosi version carefully, and there are many references to famous lines, e.g., "I never drink...wine." Reviewers who knock this movie don't know the source material very well. Richard Benjamin, Artie Johnson, and Susan St. James were a great supporting cast.